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About Me
Derek Michael Wright
I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and graduated with a BSc in Biology from the University of Regina in 2012, followed by a MSc in Agrobiotechnology from Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (University of Giessen, Germany) in 2015. I now work in the Plant Sciences department at the University of Saskatchewan and have been involved in three research projects (AGILE, EVOLVES & P2IRC) with lentil (Lens culinaris).
Social Media
My Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Publications
All Publications
LDP Phenology
Understanding photothermal interactions can help expand production range and increase genetic diversity of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Plants, People, Planet. (2020) 00: 1-11. doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10158
Derek M. Wright, Sandesh Neupane, Taryn Heidecker, Teketel A. Haile, Crystal Chan, Clarice J. Coyne, Rebecca J. McGee, Sripada Udupa, Fatima Henkrar, Eleonora Barilli, Diego Rubiales, Tania Gioia, Giuseppina Logozzo, Stefania Marzario, Reena Mehra, Ashutosh Sarker, Rajeev Dhakal, Babul Anwar, Debashish Sarker, Albert Vandenberg & Kirstin E. Bett.
LDP GWAS Phenology
Focusing the GWAS Lens on days to flower using latent variable phenotypes derived from global multi-environment trials. The Plant Genome. (2022) e20269. doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20269
Sandesh Neupane, Derek M. Wright, Raul O. Martinez, Jakob Butler, Jim L. Weller, Kirstin E. Bett.
LDP Nepal Phenology
Strategic Identification of New Genetic Diversity to Expand Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Production (Using Nepal as an Example). Agronomy. (2021) 11(10): 1933. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11101933
Sandesh Neupane, Rajeev Dhakal, Derek M. Wright, Deny K. Shrestha, Bishnu Dhakal & Kirstin E. Bett .
Genomic Selection in Lentil
Genomic selection for lentil breeding: Empirical evidence. The Plant Genome. (2020) 13(e20002): 1-15. doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20002
Teketel A. Haile, Taryn Heidecker, Derek M. Wright, Sandesh Neupane, Larissa Ramsay, Albert Vandenberg & Kirstin E. Bett.
Lentil Flavones
Mass Spectrometry-Based Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals the Importance of Glycosylated Flavones in Patterned Lentil Seed Coats. J. Agric. Food Chem. (2023) 71(7): 3541–3549 doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07844
Fatma M. Elessawy, Derek M. Wright, Albert Vandenberg, Anas El-Aneed & Randy W. Purves.
NEU in Canola
Influence of heterozygosity on nitrogen use efficiency in hybrid and purebred lines of Brassica napus (L.). University of Giessen. (2015) MSc. Thesis.
Derek M. Wright.
LDP Protein
Jiayi Hang, Derek M. Wright, Kirstin E. Bett & James D. House
- unpublished
- Github Repository
- R Script (HTML)
- All Figures (HTML)
A follow up to:
Prediction of protein and amino acid contents in whole and ground lentils using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. LWT. (2022) 165: 113669. doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113669
Jiayi Hang, Da Shi, Jason Neufeld, Kirstin E. Bett & James D. House
Lentil UAV
Disecting lentil crop growth across multi-environment trials using unoccupied aerial vehicles and genome-wide association studies. unpublished.
Derek M Wright, Sandesh Neupane, Tania Gioia, Steve Shirtlife & Kirstin E Bett.
Highlighted Publications:
- (2022) Focusing the GWAS Lens on days to flower using latent variable phenotypes derived from global multi-environment trials. The Plant Genome. e20269. doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20269
- (2021) Strategic Identification of New Genetic Diversity to Expand Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Production (Using Nepal as an Example). Agronomy. 11(10): 1933. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11101933
- (2020) Understanding photothermal interactions can help expand production range and increase genetic diversity of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Plants, People, Planet. 00: 1-11. doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10158
Academic
gwaspr: an
package for plotting GWAS results from the GAPIT
package
devtools::install_github("derekmichaelwright/gwaspr")
Tutorials
GWAS Tutorial
An R tutorial on running genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with GAPIT and gwaspr
QTL Tutorial
A tutorial on how to run QTL analyses in R with qtl2
PCA Tutorial
A tutorial on how to run principal component analyses and heirarchical clustering in R
Augmented Designs
An R tutorial on augmented field trial designs and how to adjust their values
Note: Under Construction
Dual Y-axis
An R tutorial on how to create a plots with dual y-axes
Thermal Time
Calculating Thermal Time/Growing Degree Days
An R tutorial on how to calculate thermal time and incorporate environmental data into a phenotype
Environmental Data
An R tutorial on how to manipulate and plot environmental data
R Tutorial
An introduction to R
Vignettes
Lentil Diversity Panel
A population representing global genetic diversity in cultivated lentil varieties
Correlation Coefficients and Predictive Models
Correlation Coefficients and Predictive Models
A vignette on how to properly use correlation coefficients when evaluating predictive models
Data Visualizations
A vignette illustrating different ways to visualize data
agData
agData: An
Package Containing Agricultural Data Sets
devtools::install_github("derekmichaelwright/agData")
STATCAN
Saskatchewan Crop Production
Graphs of crop production in Saskatchewan using STATCAN data
Lentil Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Lentil Production and Exports
Graphs of lentil production and exports using SKAG data
Honeybee Canada
Graphs of honeybee production in Canada using STATCAN data
Canadian Farmland
Graphs about Canadian farmland using STATCAN data
Canadian Farmers
Graphs on Canadian farm operator demographics using STATCAN data
Maps of Canadian Crop Production
Maps of Canadian Crop Production
Maps of crop production in Canada using STATCAN data
FAOSTAT
Maps of Global Crop Production
Maps of Global Crop Production
Maps of crop production using FAO data
Global Food Security
Graphs related to global food security using FAO data
Lentil
Graphs of lentil production using FAO data
Honeybee
Graphs of honeybee production using FAO data
USDA, ISAAA, etc.
Maize USA
Graphs of maize production in the USA using USDA data
GE Crops
Genetically Engineered Crop Production
Graphs of GE crop production using ISAAA data
GE Crops USA
Genetically Engineered Crop Production in USA
Graphs of GE crop production using USDA data
Blog
Economics
Global Energy Use & Poverty
Graphs of global energy use, CO2 emissions, GDP, and poverty using data from Our World in Data
Canada Fossil Fuels
Canadian Fossil Fuel Production & Import
Graphs of crude oil, natural gas, and coal production, import and export using STATCAN data
Canada House Prices
Graphs of house prices in Canada using STATCAN data
Canada Public Private
Public vs Private Sector Employment in Canada
Graphs of public vs private sector employment in Canada using STATCAN data
Canada Trade
Canadian Trade - Imports & Exports
Graphs of trade surplus/deficits with other countries using STATCAN data
CBC Finances
A look at CBC finances - government funding, ad revenue and total profit
Demographics
Population Demographics In Canada
Population Demographics In Canada
Graphs of population demographics in Canada using STATCAN data
Saskatchewan Overdoses
Overdose Deaths In Saskatchewan
Graphs of yearly overdose deaths in Saskatchewan using SK GOV data
British Columbia Overdoses
Overdose Deaths In British Columbia
Graphs of yearly and monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia using BC GOV data
R Stuff
cypher
cypher: an
package for coding and decoding secret messages
devtools::install_github("derekmichaelwright/cypher")
Hex Stickers
Creation of hex stickers with R
Street Maps
Create street map art with R and road network files
starBliss
Graphs of star constellations using the starBliss R package
Quotes
“We shall go into the pyre—we shall burn. But we shall not retreat from our convictions.”
-Nikolai Vavilov“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
-Carl Sagan“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
-Christopher Hitchens“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
-Richard Feynman“Think For Yourself, Question Authority”
-Timothy Leary“Comedy is surprises, so if you’re inteding to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.”
-Norm MacDonald“Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species”
-Edward O. Wilson“Whoever controls the people’s fears becomes master of their souls.”
-Niccolò Machiavelli“Growing up, I was free in my childhood years. And now they tell me I can wash away my tears. These tears explain the way, it’s the way that I feel, because the freedom they give me is real.
I want freedom, the kind that they promised me, just for livin’ in this country. I want the freedom, the kind that makes me feel strong, but, let me tell you, something is wrong.”
-Grand Funk Railroad“Following our will and wind, we may just go where no one’s been. We’ll ride the spiral till the end and may just go where no one’s been.”
-Tool
I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon… if I can.
I seek opportunity… not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the state of calm Utopia.
I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout.
I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself; enjoy the benefits of my creations and to face the world bodly and say, “This I have done.”
-Roy R. Wright